Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 61 to 28. EXAMS OR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT? How do you feel when you (61) ______an exam? Do you always succeed in getting all your ideas down on paper, or do you sometimes feel that you’re (62) ______a mess of it? Apart from those lucky few who sail through exams, most secondary school (63) ______find them very stressful. Many ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 61 to 28.

EXAMS OR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT?

How do you feel when you (61) ______an exam? Do you always succeed in getting all your ideas down on paper, or do you sometimes feel that you’re (62) ______a mess of it? Apart from those lucky few who sail through exams, most secondary school (63) ______find them very stressful. Many teachers are aware of the problems their students face and use a different method for measuring their progress: continuous assessment. With continuous assessment, students are given various (64) ______to do through the year. All their marks are added together to produce a total mark at the end of the year. Students have to take more responsibility for their education because they can’t rely on doing well on just one day. Also, they have more time to (65) ______ over their work, meaning that they are able to do their best.